VIDE - Video Production

VIDE - Video Production

VIDE 1000 Introduction to Video Production I (3)
Using digital video cameras and non-linear editing tools, students
will learn the technological, aesthetic, and theoretical basics of
creating motion media. The course offers a broad overview of
how and why to use video equipment creatively and evocatively
to complete several different types of projects, based upon realworld applications of the medium.

VIDE 2100 Producing Video Productions (3)

Students learn the role of the producer in television, from original
concept to the marketplace. Topics include treatments, budgeting,
research and development, funding options, production teams, the
stages of production, and distribution. As a final project, students
develop and submit program proposals. Prerequisite: VIDE 1000.

VIDE 2200 Field Production (3)

Students build on the technical knowledge from Video Production
I focusing on both single-camera and multi-camera production. In
this course, students learn specific production skills, concentrating
on the finished product, with the opportunity to develop portfolio
samples. Prerequisites: VIDE 1000 or permission of instructor.

VIDE 2300 Studio Production (3)

VIDE 2400 Video Editing (3)

This course is designed to delve deeply into editing from a
technological, aesthetic, and theoretical perspective. The
intention of the course is to provide students with the theoretical
background and motion design principles to effectively manipulate
a couple of different non-linear editing technologies to create a
narrative whole from a series of component pieces. Prerequisite:
VIDE 1000.

VIDE 2500 Post-Production (3)

This course focuses on the procedures, strategies, and
techniques employed in a video post-production studio. The class
assumes a systems approach so that students learn the
technical flow of the post-production studio. Prerequisite: VIDE
1000 or permission of instructor.

VIDE 3200 Advanced Camera (3)

This course involves a careful examination of the video camera
and lens. Emphases are on operation, applied aesthetics, and
theory. Comparisons will be made between professional standarddefinition cameras, high-definition cameras and pro-sumer
cameras that have made much headway into the industry in
recent years. Professional applications of cameras & support
equipment will be described and discussed. Students will have
daily hands-on opportunities. Prerequisite: VIDE 2200.

VIDE 3500 Motion Graphics (3)

Students in this course will work to create professionally finished
motion graphics projects with delivery outcomes for potential
broadcast, film, and web clients. Areas of emphasis will include:
aesthetics, technical skills, collaborative capacity, and time
management. Prerequisite: VIDE 2500.

VIDE 3599 Independent Study (1-12)

VIDE 3650 Special Topics (3)

Offered periodically to feature topics in video production not
covered by regularly offered courses. May be repeated for credit,
if content differs. Prerequisites: May vary with topic; permission
of instructor.

VIDE 4000 Documentary Video Production (3)

Students learn the format, history, and production of the
documentary. Students screen a variety of international works
produced by the directors most responsible for shaping the
development of this genre. Each student is responsible for
producing a short documentary using single-camera techniques
and online editing. Prerequisite: VIDE 2200 and VIDE 2400, or
FILM 3750, or permission of instructor.

VIDE 4100 Experimental Video (3)

Students learn the potential of television as a fine art medium.
Videotapes are screened and discussed in class, and students
are trained in advanced techniques to enable them to produce
individual works to be screened in a group show at the end of
the semester. Prerequisites: VIDE 2200 and VIDE 2400 or
permission of instructor.

Course Descriptions

Provides students with a working knowledge of all facets of

television studio production, including duties and responsibilities
involved in each phase of setting up and operating the equipment.
Gives students experience in the Webster studio in a professional
production. Prerequisite: VIDE 1000. May be repeated for credit.

nature. In contrast to a practicum, the emphasis in an independent

study is usually an individual pursuit of a specific content area.
Requires the filing of official form and permission of instructor.
May be repeated for credit if content differs.

VIDE 4252 Corporate Video (3)

Students learn the major considerations involved in the planning
and implementation of corporate video production, including:
identification of business objectives, pre-production, budgeting,
working with clients, scripting, production, and post-production.
Students develop proposals that actually could be funded and
then see the project through to completion.

VIDE 4500 Pro-Seminar in Video Production

(Production House) (1-3)
A professional video faculty member acts as an executive
producer and/or producer/director, while students work as a crew
to produce a video project that embodies professional standards
and production values. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.

VIDE 4610 Readings in Video Production (3)

Prerequisites: media major, junior/senior standing, the filing of
official form. AND permission of the instructor. May be repeated
for credit if content differs.

VIDE 4620 Senior Overview (3-6)

Seniors demonstrate their proficiency in a selected area of
video. The student assumes responsibility for the production of
a project under the direction of a faculty member. Projects may
include a documentary, narrative, or experimental video work.
Prerequisites: senior standing, acceptance into the major through
portfolio review, AND permission of the instructor.

VIDE 4700 Professional Development in Video

Production (3)
Students prepare for careers in the field of video production.
Topics include portfolio development and presentation; joining
professional organizations; interviewing skills; and rsum
preparation. Prerequisites: video production major and senior
standing.

Independent study involves research work on a specialized

subject or project, artistic work, or study of an interdisciplinary

Webster University 2015-2016 Undergraduate Studies Catalog